November 2009 Newsletter

Now the days are getting shorter and the weather's drawing in, it's time to think about booking a holiday somewhere warmer for next spring or summer.


What's Hot This Month:


Bois Berranger self catering and chambre d'hôtes in the Vendée


What's On Now:

Visit Nantes to see an extraordinary exhibition of Living Machines: The Great Elephant, the Marine Worlds and the Heron Tree are unique urban sculptures open to the public.



Winter Opening Hours:
From Saturday 24 October to Wednesday 4 November:
6 days a week
Tuesday to Sunday : 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

From Thursday 5 November to Friday 18 December:
5 days a week
Wednesday to Friday: 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Some of the New Properties On Our Website:


Holiday Cottage Vendee

Maison Poirier, Poitou-Charentes

Coat ar Pont ar C'hoat, Brittany



It's that time again: Beaujolais Nouveau Day

Thursday 19th November


Some Fascinating Facts about Beaujolais Nouveau:

• · Beaujolais Nouveau is always released the third Thursday of November, regardless of the start of the harvest.
• · The region of Beaujolais is 34 miles long from north to south and 7 to 9 miles wide. There are nearly 4,000 grape growers who make their living in this picturesque region just north of France's third largest city, Lyon.
• · All the grapes in the Beaujolais region must be picked by hand. These are the only vineyards, along with Champagne, where hand harvesting is mandatory.
• · Approximately 1/3 of the entire crop of the Beaujolais region is sold as Beaujolais Nouveau.

Beautiful Normandy farmhouse unexpectedly available for Christmas. Price now reduced from £1800 to £925.

Le Mesnil Gonfroy near Hambye

Imagine Christmas with family or friends round the huge Normandy log fire and lunch round the monumental oak dining table.

This very special farmhouse has six bedrooms and sleeps 14 with 4 bathrooms, spacious lounge, breakfast room, full central heating and lovely grounds of 1 acre.

Set in a really pretty unspoilt part of Normandy and an easy drive from the channel ports of Caen and Cherbourg (75 minutes). Discounts on ferries too.